Firm Gives 1,000 Days to Charity ; the 500-Strong Workforce at Ernst & Young's Birmingham Office at Colmore Square Are Given Two Days a Year to Work On Csr Projects - an Impressive 1,000 Days Each Year Away From the Usual Business Demands. This 'Free' Time May Seem Over-Generous but the Accountancy Firm Believes It Is Time Well Spent

Birmingham Post › April 05, 2005

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Two women had ambitions to become childminders when they left school. It seemed an obvious choice for the teenagers who had found little inspiration in their lives.

A session with a team from Ernst & Young opened their eyes. Office work became a possibility and the women's lives were changed forever.

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Firm Gives 1,000 Days to Charity ; the 500-Strong Workforce at Ernst & Young's Birmingham Office at Colmore Square Are Given Two Days a Year to Work On Csr Projects - an Impressive 1,000 Days Each Year Away From the Usual Business Demands. This 'Free' Time May Seem Over-Generous but the Accountancy Firm Believes It Is Time Well Spent

Ronnie Bowker, Office Managing Partner, said: "For other people it might not seem a big change, but it was for these young women. They could see something else. There...

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